Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Shades of grey...

Self-stitched September; day 20:Awkward time of the year. Donned tights again this morning because of a pessimistic weather forecast, only to later find myself too hot. Lol!And not sewing or handmaking related at all, but still exciting... the first batch of cygnets has arrived! Here they are below with their mother and father; and did you know that swans mate for life? They are always in pairs; very romantic, I think... and I've also noticed that swans are extremely good parents. Once their cygnets have appeared, both parents stick close together with their little family until they have fully grown into adults, and then the group still hangs around together for even a bit longer, presumably until the second generation find their own mate and leave. There is still another nesting swan nearby here, and I'm looking forward to seeing how many are in her brood too...Some reading this may not be aware that black swans are native to Western Australia, or possibly that they even exist; I only mention this because when we had our delightful foreign exchange student staying with us she was quite amazed to see black swans hanging around. She had seen them in the movie Black Swan, but had assumed the ones in the movie were fake. Well, of course, black swans are not fake at all, and occur naturally and plentifully here. It is the white swans which are exotic around these parts!

I like the outfit. You probably know that I like layers of grey too! You are definitely inspiring me to sew with knits more. I just have a few more tings to make with my exisisting non-knit stash before I can allow myself to buy any knit fabric though. The swans are pretty - I had n't realised they are native to Perth area or is it to Australia as a whole? I am so used to the white ones here, the black ones are lovely.

Love this outfit-greys are my favourite!The swans are gorgeous. I remember being surprised when I saw a flock (??? Can't remember if there is another word for it!) of them bobbing around on the sea at Port Welshpool here in Vic - had never associated them with the sea before!Agree about the weather, brilliant weekend and yesterday, with wild winds last night and pouring rain and hail at times today.

I am just thinking I may try an animal print and here you are in your top. Just enough print showing to add zest. That is a great phrase you used, "awkward" weather - too right. that in between time when it may be chilly or get hot. hmm what to wear...

Don't mention Black Swan! Swans are wonderful and all (including the black ones, I "met" some when I was in NZ) but that movie seriously gave me nightmares. I was afraid to look into the mirror for days! (So psycho movies psych me out...)